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Fake Etymology
Was the Word 'Hangover' Derived from Drunken Sailors Sleeping on Ropes?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 23, 2022
The word has been in circulation since 1894.
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Etymology of 'Holy Smoke'
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 19, 2005
Does the exclamation "holy smoke" derive from the burning of the ballots used to elect a Pope?
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Etymology of the F-Word
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
Jul 12, 1999
Did the word "fuck" originate as an acronym of the phrase "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"?
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